You know those days when you just want to scream super duper loud...

It's been a whole week of those days.

Monday: OK so I didn't really want to scream on this day, it was an OK day. Except that I couldn't get a hold of anyone (useful) working on our loan process.

Tuesday: Ultrasound day and Jacob's pics. I want to scream at the ultrasound lady every Tuesday because she never gets good pics of the baby and is always so fast, I cant ever see anything. Jacobs pics were great as many of you saw on Face Book so if I screamed about that it would be a good scream.

Wednesday: Again attempting to get a hold of loan people is impossible and this lady never calls me back...ever...literally I have spoken to her 3 times in a whole month. Not to mention today the only reason I got a hold of her is because she sent my identifying information to another costumer and I flipped a lid.

Thursday: Still P.O.'d about the identity issue on Wed. only to find out that we cant close on schedule because she only sent our paper work in yesterday (she had it since last Thursday evening) and is just telling us what paperwork we missed getting to them.

Friday: You're kidding me right? Two of the things on the list of information needed to close, I sent to her already. This lady has asked me for my phone number 3 times in the last week...through e-mail...cant you just look it up?! One thing on the list is our agent's responsibility and the loan lady didnt even tell her about it until today. The other things are proof that the seller has made repairs, but no one working on our loan thought they should tell us how to get them this proof until last night. Come to find out they have to send their appraiser out again, who knows how long that'll take? Our appraisal took 3 weeks! AND to top it all off the appraisal made a hit to our credit...say what?! Why in the world would the appraiser need to hit our credit?!

Forgive me while I scream and thank you for letting me vent!

I got crafty this morning!/ Washcloth Teething Ring Tutorial

Jacob's getting his first teeth and everyone gives me one of  two pieces of advice: "Teething rings are the best!" or "Washcloths in the freezer worked better then teething rings!" So I decided why not have both? And viola a washcloth teething ring.

I'm sure someone else came up with this idea before me but I've never see a tutorial on one so I decided to make one...

Materials Needed:
A Washcloth (new or old is just fine)
Gross Grain Ribbon (Any thickness is fine but thinner may work better)
A Lighter
Scissors
A Sewing Machine & Thread

This is what I started with, a washcloth and a spool of gross grain ribbon. My ribbon was thick because that's what I had in the house but thin would have worked better.

I cut the tag off the washcloth and then cut the washcloth in half. Then I put the pieces right side together and pinned the two ends.

Here you can see that I sewed just the end. I decided to sew a 1/4in seam from the stitching already on the wash cloth.

This is what it looked like finished and before I turned it right side out. It doesn't have to look pretty, no one will ever see your mess-ups (as you can see I made a few when finishing my stitching because I rushed). Once all ribbons are in place raw edges shouldn't be an issue but if you'd rather play it safe you could always turn down the raw edges and sew them a 1/4 seam (do this before sewing the ends!)

I turned it right side out and scrunched it together. My goal was to make it so that no raw edges would be visible or chewable.

I cut 10 ~4 in pieces of ribbon. In the end I only used 6 (because the ribbon is so thick it took up more space then I anticipated) and ended up trimming an inch or so off after I tied the ribbons but I needed that length to tie them and make sure I could DOUBLE KNOT the ribbon for security from baby hands and teeth.

Originally I used a lighter and singed the edges of the ribbon so no strings would get in baby's mouth but as I previously mentioned I had to cut the ribbons to be shorter after I tied them to the washcloth  and ended up having to singe them all again. I actually found it easier to hold the ribbon after it was tied but whether you do it before or after you tie the ribbons is up to you!

Finished product! It only took about 30 to 40 mins and would be a great baby gift.

If you like the idea and want to use it as a gift I would suggest buying a cheap pack of thin baby washcloths (Mine came from Target but try the dollar store!) and make several at a time. Anytime someone has a baby shower you have an already "made with love" gift to throw in the gift bag!